United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has urged the international community to co-operate actively with India in bringing the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of terrorism to justice. In a statement, the 15-nation body, which also includes China, strongly condemned the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama that claimed the lives of over 40 CRPF personnel last week. The UNSC members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Indian people and the government, and wished a speedy and full recovery to those injured.

The UNSC termed the attack as heinous and cowardly. The condemnation also named the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed which claimed responsibility for the attack. The UNSC reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. The member countries underlined the need to hold accountable those behind these reprehensible acts and bring them to justice.

Earlier, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had strongly condemned the attack and called for those behind it to be brought to justice. The international community had also extended its condolences and support to India in the fight against terrorism.
In a major boost to India’s efforts to get Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar on the list of global terrorists, France is expected to soon move a proposal at the UN to ban him. The proposal, when moved, will be fourth such bid at the UN in last 10 years.

Meanwhile MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in a tweet said, Pakistan comes under international pressure to act against terrorists and terror groups operating from areas under its control and to take action against those responsible for Pulwama attack. He said, UNSC has strongly condemned cowardly suicide bombing in Pulwama by JeM. He said, the UNSC underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice.

US defence department officials Thursday said they were looking forward to working with India to deal with terrorism as it was a common threat to the interests of both the countries.

“Counter-terrorism, I wouldn’t call it necessarily just a strategy, it is an opportunity for cooperation with India to build interoperability, to engage in defence cooperation,” US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia (DASD) Joseph H Felter said.

He was responding to a query about counter-terrorism as a strategy in defence and security cooperation between the US and India, in the wake of the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama.

“Terrorism is a common threat to the interests of both the nations and we look forward to working with India to address that,” Felter told reports on the sidelines of Aero India show here.

US Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director Lieutenant General Charles Hooper said, “We look to work with our counterparts in the Indian defence ministry and the armed forces to help us to jointly address the challenges across the spectrum of our security environment.”

“We feel that through our collaboration, through the strengthening of this relationship, we will better be able to both individually and working together to address these types of challenges,” he said.

US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster had on Tuesday said the Pulwama incident in Jammu and Kashmir has bolstered his country’s resolve to cooperate with India on counter-terrorism matters and work with it to get to the bottom of the

terror attacks.

The officials also stressed on the need to further deepen the partnership and cooperation between both the countries, keeping in mind the current geo-political environment.

Hooper said many countries want to provide weapons to India, but the United States is interested in working with India to develop solutions.

Russian Minister Denis Manturov on if Russia will support India in UN security council to declare Masood Azhar as global terrorist: Definitely, we would also like to convey our condolences about the terrorist attack that happened. Russia supports India in question of terrorism.

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